Around May 2014, I have had serious nausea and reflex symptoms. My mother took me to my primary pediatrician after noticing my extreme weight lose. He asked me my symptoms and declared that I had an acid reflex problem and I was soon put on the new medication Nexum. Since then, I had lost more weight and the symptoms began to change and I was never fully cured of my temporary reflex. I couldn't go out longer than a couple hours without getting sick and I wouldn't be able to laugh without feeling like something was going to come back up. I had acquired strange balance issued and it was time to get a full workup. My doctor issued a blood test, urine test, optometry visit, head and neck visit, gastroenterology visit, ultra sound, vision field test, and an audiology visit. The most important was the gastroenterology visit.
When seeing the gastroenterologist, I explained my issues such as difficultly swallowing and eating less then I should. She issued many testes such as a endoscopy and a MRI. One of my biggest fears is to have an endoscopy, due to the fact that Id be gagging.
An endoscopy is a procedure where a small camera is put in the mouth of the patient down the throat and esophagus into the stomach and down to the beginning of the small intestine. Of course I was extremely terrified by the sounds of the procedure but I was "well taken care of" and the doctor reassured me that I would be under general anesthesia. During the procedure, she would take cell sized samples of my stomach and throat to test for any diseases such as cancer of celiac ( a wheat and gluten disease) which may lead to some bleeding, which is usually unlikely. My fear was somewhat at ease however I know I will be shaking on the day of the procedure. Hopefully, this procedure will find the cause of my nausea and I will soon be cured. I know will the love and care from family and friends, I will be fine.
